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CORN EXPOSITION TO BE HELD SOON COLr"BIA WILL ENTERTAIN CORN GROWERS IN DECEMBER. Final Arrangements for Big Show Made Last Week by Those in Charge. Columbia State. The commission in charge of the South Atlantic States corn exposition, which is to be held in Columbia from December 5 until -December 8, met in Columbia yesterday for the purpose of making final announcements as to prizes to be offered by the exposition from the several States t9 be repre sented. The work of the commission was not completed yesterday. Those present at the meeting were: A. D. 6 . Hudson, president; E. J. Watson, W. R. Perkins and D. N. Barrow. This 3 commission was named as the result of an appropriation made at the last general assembly for the exposition. The sum of $1,000 was given as prize money, with a provision that $4,006 additional be raised. The entire amount has been secured by Presi dent Hudson. President Hudsbn Enthusiastic. "The success of the exposition is as sured and we expect exhibits from North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and every county in this State," said Pres ident Hudson at the conclusion of the meeting. 4 The prizes for South Carolina will begiven by counties and the prizes for the other States named by congres-j sional districts. There will be a trophy cup, valued at $1,000, to be given for the best 10 ears of corn to be exhibited at the exposition. This cup has, been do nated by the American Agricultural t ist, which is one of the largest farm papers In the country. "More and Better Corn." C The matter of securing special rates t over all railroads from the four States named has been taken up with I officials of -the different companies and t the rates will be announced in a few 1 days. It is the purpose of the exposition commission to make this show to the South what the National Corn show is t to the West.t The slogan of the exposition will be: "More and better corn." The ul- I timate purpose is to move the corn | cribs from the West to the farms of j the South. |C The cooperation of the leading daily I and weekly papers of the South has I been secured, also that of the corn- C mercial bodies and chambers of corn- ' ~/'" Boys' Corn Clubs. '*M Ira W. Williams, who has charge of *the farm demonstration work in this State, proposes to hold a corn show for the boys enlisted in the work of ~ *the corn clubs. Mr. Williams has se I cured over $2,000 to be given in prizes. He will be asked by the commission I to hold his corn show in connection with the exposition. -1: PROF. TATE ON RURAL SCHOOLS. I - Growing Wealth of Farmers in South Carolina and What They Are De manding in Education. To the Editor of The Herald and< News: During the past week it has< been my pleasure to visit several schools of a type which is now being I rapidly developed in South Carolina. 4 One of these was at Dacusville, S C., ten miles from Easley, and near the 1 line between Pickens and Greenville counties. This community is typical of the< more prosperous sections of the Pied mont. The movement for good roads V is in full progress, and the transporta-] tion question will soon be solved in V this, as in other sections of South 1. Carolina. On every hand are evi- 1 dences of prosperity, and thrift. The crops seem to be about in average condition, and the farmers are happy ithe prospect of good prices. At F acusvTle w found gathered 300 po pewohad assembled tomigen fredyintercourse and to take part inteeducational rally which was tefeature of the day. Tepeople of this cmuiyhv reetyconsolidated two schools into one,haveimproved their school build igadhave made application to the Saehigh school board for recogni tionas aState high school. They havevotd aspecial four-mill tax for the support of the school, have em ployed good teachers, and there is a! universal interest in education. In my work as supervisor of the rural: schools I have learned to look for some man in the community as the leader and inspirationl of su:ch an edu - cational awakening as is now r.!mnz in Dacusville. Ini this com:munity I found this man in Dr. W. M. Ponder, who is ably supported in his efforts for the upbuilding of the school bh other members of his board and by th --atons of the district. The peo p!. of this community are piroul of their school. They are regarding it more and more as centre for the social: as well as the educational life of the community, and I confidently predict that this section will increase in pros perity and intelligence and become one Df the best in Pickens county. Two MoTements in South Carolina. Any one who travels over the State can not fail to be impressed with two movements which are now in pregress. South Carolina is now enjoying a pe riod of prosperity second to none in ter history. The soil is producing bountifully, the cotton crop is bring ing good prices; there is a decided rnovement for the diversification of ::rops and the farmers are learning; .ore and more to produce at home the food supply of the farm. It is ,etting to be the exception for a far mer to be burdened with debt. Most )f them have money in the banks. The arm house is becoming more comfor :able, and the farms are supplied with )etter machinery. Farm lands have loubled and trebled in value within :he last few years and the apprecia-i :ion still goes on. The day of the larmer has come in South Carolina, t ind at the present rate of progress, L11 the best parts of the State will t vithin the next fifteen years be chang ,d into veritable gardens. In spite of his prosperity there are rich commu iities in our State which the white >wners are gradually deserting and eaving to be* farmed by white and iegro tenants. There are other sec ions of the State in which the soil is 10 more productive to which there is, L constant influx of white population.! nstances of these two opposing move- I nents might be multiplied. I have, aken the trouble to inquire into the: auses which underlie these tenden- 1 ies. As a rule, I have found that the E eople are moving away from the sec ions where there are no good schools, 1 nd that the community which has'e >rovided itself with a good school is onstantly attracting new residents of he most desirable class. r As long as the farmers of South c darolina were ground down in poverty a o leave the farm was impossible. r Vith returning prosperity, however, c kas come the ability and the desire to t ive the children better educational N edvantages. This can come in one or c wo ways; the farmer can move to the'g own where the good school has beenr leveloped, and in doing so leaves the 3 arm to tenants, or the community can t evelop in its midst the type of school I thich is demanded. Invariably the I ommunity which chooses the latter t .lternative is progressive and pros- I erous, and its people are happy and c ontented. In this community land 2 alues are increasing more rapidly, t nd there is a constant accession of I esirable residents. The community of i he other type continually shows a endency to lose its better class of j itizens. Through tenant labor the oil is depleted, and in some eases the t and itself falls into the hanids of negro wners. Material prosperity alone E vill insure permanent contentment i C ,ny people. At heart we are not as aterialistic as we are supposed t.o e. The people of South Carolini will t ot dwell contented in any commu-t ~ity where there is not a good church ,d a good school. Changing Idead of the SchooL Our idea of what it takes to consti ute a good school is gradually ~hanging. A community is no longer ~ontent with the small, poorly equip- 4 ed, poorly kept one-room school uilding, which is so common in South larolina. There are many localities n our State where It is not possible e : have the consolidated community, m.d the one-room school will exist un il the population is materially in ~reased. In most cases, however, the eople recognize it as inefficient. In .i t there can be no proper gradation of upils. The great number of recita ions per day makes it impossible to ;Ive to any child the time necessary :0 satisfactory progress. There are 2t enough pupils of like advance nent in studies to furnish the stimu us necessary to the best wor!t. The social element, which plays such a, large part in school life, is lacking. rhe teacher becomes discouraged at the impossible task before her, and such schools usually change teachers every year. The attendance Is poor, the term is short and the school does not appeal to the pride of the commu nity. The efficient type of rural school in South Carolina will be of the kind which is being developed at Dacus ville. Such a school, in the hands of efficient teachers, and under the guid ance of an enthusiastic board, wili gradually acquire an individuality,~ and will-become an uplifting force in the community. This is the type of chool which I should like to see de eloped all over South Carolina. It is th type which will finally prevail. The Schno T Shonld like tro See at Anyone who studies carefully the: rural schools of South Carolina can not fail :o be impressed with the in stbilty of the institution. Tho tone -r .re e.ro ny chanming. It isth -e\Ctption for a district to have th T same teacher more than two years. The school under such an influence P an not develop a character of ts own. 3ome plan must be developed to give ,reater stability to the teaching force )f such a school. The German school naster in the rural district has his iome at the school building. He has -is flowers and his vegetable garden ind the stock necessary at the farm R iome. I believe that we should grad ially develop in South Carolina in S onnection with our community St ;chools the parsonage idea. I be ieve that at the Dacusville school the, )oard might very profitably build a:J iome for the principal, and should!e urnish him with a few acres of land, s vhich he could cultivate. To furnish s uch a home would enable a district o get a better principal, to keep him or a longer period of service. Cl The Teaching of Agriculture. pl The possession of the few acres >f I at round would make possible tne'er eaching of some elementary agricul ure in the school. The teacher's gar len would be the natural experiment g round, and would furnish the model Si vhich each boy would be encouraged 5 o emulate on an acre of his father's er arm. I am satisfied that if agricul ure is to be taught in the schools of outh Carolina it must be approached R rom the practical side. To study the ubject from an adopted text book in nly would merely mean that the chil- d ren had another heavy and uninter sting book, which they were compell d to carry to and from school. The oys' Corn club and the 'farm demon- Si tration work in this State have shown is the possibility of agricultural edu ation when approached from the iractical side. A general interest in IR .griculture will be developed by the preading of the boy's special inter- s st in some definite agricultural ex- I ieriment which he has undertaken. in 'he boy who is working an acre of orn for a prize will read everything,. vhich he can get his hands upon Gi vhich will help him produce a better da esult. The member of the Boys' Pig I Si lub will develop a general interest in do nimal husbandry. The girl who is J. aising chrysanthemums, or tomatoes. r chickens, will read the bulletins on bese subjects without compulsion and L. ith thorough enjoyment. In fact, the St hild as well as the man 'will acquire '. eneral interest in the subject only by *a eason of some special application hich he is trying to make. With the eacher's model farm and garden at R and it would be easy in the commu- e~ ity school described above to form at he Boys' Corn club, or the Girls' fo oultry club, and through some judi- se us form of recognition to stimulate in healthy agricultural emulation in he district. About the practical ex eriment the teacher will centre his Si ~eneral agricultural instruction. Ag-- th iculture, however, will not be the only sc ubject stressed ii the community te chool. Not every boy who lives on he farm will be a farmer, but every tudent will need the subjects which ducational experience has decided ne- fc ,essary to general intelligence and ef- se iciency. In putting new subjects into1i he curriculum we will not displace 11 hose which the experience of the cen- Si uries has firmly intrenched in our a ducatonal system. o W. K. Tate. st State Supervisor Elementary Rural g, chools. d Si COTTON~ GINNED TO SEPT. 1. s ~ensus Bureau Reports 356,824 Balesj of New Crop. Washington, Sept. 8.-The number f bales of cotton ginned to September from the growth of 1910 was 356,824L ales, round bales counted as half pales, according to the report of the :ensus bureau made at 10 o'clock this norning. The 1909 total was 388,242 a pales, the 1908, 402,229 bales and the 907, 200,278. Comparative statistics by States of otton ginned follow: 1910. 1909. f tlabama..........-- 4,505 13,535 rkansas.. .... .-...-27 44 'lorida.. .. .-.-- .. 604 3,542 eorgia.......------.. 2,818 106,310 ~ouisiana..........----- 1,106 3,450 iississippi. .. - -- 535 1,760 e~ Corth Carolina.. ....... 4 1,070 sI )klahoma. .. ...-.-.-.396 1,370 of south Carolina.......198 1,984 ennessee.. .. -- -- --- rexas......-.-.. .328,625 237,901 di 1 other States .. - 5 1 T The number of sea island bales in- tU luded is 208, as compared with 1,236 or 1909. Statisicians of the census bureau N o not consider the falling off in the C igures of the ginning report as to astern States as significant as they aght appear. They attribute the C lecrease to the lateness of the crop 1 rather than to any cause which in the be ed would affect its volume. They f mrtthe spring was late through- ti :ufth Easr and Southern States. ti reardng the growth of the plant and r elaying its maturity for about two eks. Without having any other he s-ason has been unusually good , Texas, which accounts for the rospective large crop there. * * * * * * * * * ** CHURCH DIRECTORY. * * * * * * * * *.* Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, ev. Edw. Fulenwider, pastor reaching every Sunday at 11 a. m. inday school at 5 p. m. J. B. Hunter, perintendent. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, J. F. Caldwell, lay reader-Lay reading rery Sunday at 11 a. m. Sunday hool at 10 o'clock. J. F. J. CaldwelL iperintendent. Associate Reformed Presbyterian iurch (without a pastor). Pulpit sup ied at stated times. Sunday school 9.45 a. m. E. C. Jones, superintend Lt. Aveleigh Presbyterian Church, Rev. E. James, pastor-Preaching every inday at 11 a. m. Sunday school at, p. m. Rev. J. E. James, ruperintend t. Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church, av. J. D. Shealy, pastor.-Preach g every first, second and thrird Sun y at 11 a. m., and every first, third d fourth Sunday at 8 p. m. Sunday hool every Sunday morning at 10 :lock. J. D. Kinard, superintendent. Preaching at Mollohon every second inday night at 8 o'clock and every urth Sunday morniig at 11. First Baptist Church of Newberry, v. G. A. Wright, pastor-Preaching ery Sunday at 11 a. m. Sunday hool at 5 p. m. W. H. Hunt, super tendent. West End Baptist church, Rev. J. R. -eene, pastor-Preaching every Sun y night at 8 o'clock and every I mday morning at 11 o'clock. Sun y school every Sunday at 10 a. m. Y. Jones, superintendent. Central Methodist Church, Rev. M. Banks, pastor-Preaching every nday at 11 a. m. Sunday school at p. m. Jas. F. Epting, superintend O'Nea11 Street Methodist Church, v. W. C. Kelley, pastor--Preaching ery first, second and fourth Sunday 11 a. mn., and every second, third and urth Sunday at 8 p. mn. Sunday hool 9.45. W. C. Bouknight, super tendent. Preaching at Mollohon every first mday night at 8 o'clock and every ird Sunday morning at 11. Sunday hool at 9.45. F. H. Jones, superin ndent B~ eth Eden Pastorate. Service at Colony on second and urth Sundays at 11 a. m. Sunday hol at 10 a. m. T. J. Wicker, super tendent. Beth Eden, first Sunday a. mn., and third Sunday at 4 p. m. mday school on first, second and id fourth Sundays at 10 a. mi., and ithird Sunday 3 p. mn. 3. C. Craps, iperintendent. St. James on third mday at 10.30 a. in., and first Sun 1y 4 p. in. Sunday school every mday afternoon. Sidney J. Mayer, iperintendent. Jas. D. Kinard, pastor. ANNOUNCEMENTS. House of Representatives. H. H. Evans is hereby announced as candidate for the legislature and ill abide the rules of the Democratic trty. C. T. Wyche is hereby announced r reelection to the house of reore ntatives, subject to the results of e Democratic primary. For Magistrate No. 11. Mr. E. A. Henti is hereby nomninat for magistrate from No. 11 town ip subject to the rules of the Dem ~ratic party. Voters. I hereby announce myself as a can date for Magistrate for No. 11 ownship and will abide the rules of te Democratic primary. 3.3J. Kinard. OTICE MEETING COUNTY DEMO RATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The County Democratic Executive ommittee is hereby called to meet in te Court House on Thursday, Septem r 15th, 1910, at 11 o'clock in the renoon, for the purpose of receiving e returns of the second primary elec on. ta'oulating same and declaring the ~sult of the said election. Fred. H. Dominick, County Chairman. rank R. Hunter, It is The Wi who fully realizes that 1 provision for his later : PRODUCTIVE PERIOD a GROWING BANK A( an ACTUAL AID in cor and in increasing his ace Why not begin NOW an future? No matter how shall be glad to have yo, it as you can. 41o Interest Paid ol 3 ommer The Bank That Always Round Trip EX - . VIA T Southem --FRO] Newberr Chattanooga, Tenn., and R< Account National League of 1910. Tickets on sale Oct. 101 scheduled to arrive Chattanoog with final limit returning to re on or before midnight, Oct. 17 Richmornd, Va., and Return Account of the Grand Fountai: True Reformers, Sept. 13-20, 1I and 12 and for trains schedules fore noon 13th. Tickets limit< ing point not later than midnig in:ian.ti, 0 ., and Return Account General Assembly of1 5-26, 1910. Tickets sold Oc with limit to reach original sta: midnight Oct. 30, 1910. Knoxville, Tenn., and Retui Account Appalachian Expositi. Tickets sold daily Sep. 10 to O limit returning ten days from, sale. See agents for further pi Baltimore, Md., and Return Account Biennial Movable Coni of Odd Tellows (Colored) Sep sale Sep. 9 and 1o, 1910, only original starting point not later i Atlanta, Ga., and Return Account Sovereign Grand Lod; 1910. Tickets on sale Sep. 1( limit returning to reach origir than Sep. 28, 1910. St. Louis, Mo., and Return Account Grand Aerie, Fratern 21-28, 1910. Tickets sold Al final limit to reach "riginal sta midnight Sep. ist, 191o. Nashville, Tenn, and Retur Account.Brotherhood of St. A: and Canada, Sep. 26-Oct. 2, and 25, and for trains schedule< before noon Sep. 26, 1910, wit reach original starting point nc 5, 1910. Extensions. A tlanticity, N. 3., and Re Account National Encampmen 1910. Tickets sold Sep. 15' t limit returning to reach origin: than Sep. 20, 1910. Extensio: Cincinnat; 0., and Return Account Ohio Valley Expositi< Tickets on sale daily Aug. 281 limit returning ten days from, sale. See agents for particula: Unexcelled Train Service. Pullman Sleeping Cars, Dini Lighted Day Coaches on all th For detailed information call o: Age3its, or JNO. L. MEEK, A. G. P. A., e Man 'HE TIME to make years is during the I of his life and that COUNT is a help iserving his income umulations. d provide for YOUR small your start we ar account---add to Savings Account cial Bank Treats You Right :ursion'Rates HE Railway y, .C. ~turn - - $13.40 Postmasters, Oct. 12-14, h and i rth, and for trains a before noon Oct. 12th, ach original starting point 1910. Extensions. - - - $12.00 1i of the United Order of 1o. Tickets sold Sept. ii I to arrive Richmond be d to reach original start ht Sept. 22, 1910. . . . $17.30 he Episcopal Church, Oct.. t 3, 4, 5, 6 and io, 1910, ting point not later than 'n - - - - - mn Sep. 12,-Oct. 12, 1910. t. 12 inclusive, with final but n-.t including, date of trticulars. . . . $16.95 ~erence of the Grand Order 12-17, 1910. Tickets on good returning to reach han midnightSep. 21,1910. . . . $6.00 ge of I. 0. 0. F. Sep. 19-24, , 17, 18, 1910, with final Lal starting point not later . . . $32.00 a Order of Eagles, Aug. 1g. 18-21i inclusive, with rting point not later than n - - - $13.65 idrew of the United States 910. Tickets sold Sep. 24 i to reach Nashville, Tenn., 1 final limit returning to )t later than midnight Oct. turn - - $22.45 t G. A. R., Sep. 19-24, o 19 inclusive, with final l starting point not later >l, Aug. 29-Sep. 24, 1910. oSep. 24, 191o, withifinal but not including, date o~f g Cars, and Electrically ough trains. 1SouthernL Railway Ticket ALEX. H. ACKER, T. P.A.